Road Construction: Senate committee warns contractors not to compromise on quality work

Chairman of Senate Committee on Works, SKabiru Gaya, has charged contractors handling roads projects across the country to execute quality jobs, warning that the committee would not compromise standards.

Gaya gave the charge while addressing journalists at the end of a two-day inspection tour of federal road projects in Oyo state.

He said that the tour as successful as it provided the committee the opportunity to ascertain levels of completion of road projects in the state.

He added that the inspection also afforded the committee members opportunity to see and experience the deplorable state of Ibadan-Oyo road that was constructed and completed three years ago.

”It is very sad that the road that gulped N22 billion and delivered three years ago could be so bad.

”What we have seen is unacceptable and the committee is going to investigate reasons behind the shoddy construction work on the road.

”The PW Construction Company that executed the project will be invited for questioning,” he stated.